Council votes tonight whether 10-year plan would be big benefit

12:24 AM,
Jan. 14, 2014

Melbourne City Council includes Betty Moore, Greg Jones and Mike Nowlin.

Written by

Stacey Barchenger
| FLORIDA TODAY

Melbourne officials are considering a tax break plan that supporters say gives the city a competitive edge for "Super Bowl-type levels" of business development, but one that others say could cost the city Super Bowl-size chunks of tax revenue.

Mike Nowlin was the lone dissenter last month when the City Council took a preliminary vote on whether to extend tax breaks for some new businesses from five to 10 years. For the councilman, it was a money issue.

"I'm all about having businesses come in here and creating more jobs. But as we start giving these abatements and so forth, we still have fire ...